Samsung Captivate

The Samsung Captivate is the second version of the Samsung Galaxy S to be released in the United States. The Captivate launched with Android 2.1 and will get Android 2.2 Froyo sometime later this year. It will feature Samsung's custom TouchWiz 3.0 interface, which places emphasis on the "Social Hub," bringing your important friends, family, appointments, photos -- everything really -- at the forefront of the experience.

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It's been a long wait, but Samsung Captivate users can finally upgrade their device to Android 2.3 (Gingerbread).
Here are the benefits of updating your device, according to the Samsung page:
Download management
New layout for larger fonts
Word prediction, multi-touch for numerical input
One-touch word selection and copy/paste
Fixed Top-menu in Gmail
Voice Search added...

The Samsung Captivate has a new Gingerbread build in the works, and as evidence the UCKJ1 build has been leaked for your flashing delight. While everyone is extolling the virtues of AT&T's Galaxy S II, this is great news for folks who are still on that two-year contract they signed about 16 months ago and want to get everything they can out of the OG Galaxy S. Of course, with a new build...

If you're a Rogers customer and using a Samsung Captivate, this weekend would be a good time to hook it up to Kies -- there's an update to Android 2.3.3 waiting for you to grab and install. Reports say that this one doesn't wipeout all your user data, but it does reset your homescreen(s) configuration, as well as improve Wifi reception and address the mass storage issues a few had with the...

For Samsung Captivate owners it was a struggle just to even get Froyo, let alone Gingerbread but thanks to some leaks -- there is now a pair of official-looking Gingerbread 2.3.3 leaks available. Both have different build dates with the later build addressing minor fixes over the older build.I897UCKE3 - Build date of May 26, 2011I897UCKF1 - Build date of June 8, 2011As folks have been ripping...

We've been seeing serious work on getting the GSM flavors of the Samsung Galaxy S line into the CyanogenMod 7 project for about three months, but now it's officially official -- the Samsung Vibrant, Samsung Captivate, and Samsung Galaxy S i9000 have been merged into the CM7 source tree. Nightlies are currently building, and should be ready for you to test TDR's bandwidth very shortly.Note that...

Changes will happen automatically in the background; Motorola Atrix 4G will also receive an updateAn AT&T spokesman has confirmed some smartphones in AT&T's current lineup will be updated to allow installation of applications from outside the Android Market. This comes after we published a screen shot that states the Samsung Captivate and HTC Inspire 4G and Aria will soon receive access...

Change paves way for Amazon Appstore downloadsIt's a Christmas miracle, folks! Starting today, AT&T is pushing updates to select Android phones that will enable non-market installations -- app sideloading. And, more important, it means the Amazon Appstore will work on AT&T phones.Who are the lucky ones? If you've got an HTC Inspire 4G or Aria, or a Samsung Captivate, keep an eye out for...

As the push for mobile content continues on, Samsung and AT&T have just announced that direct billing has been enabled for Samsung Media Hub Movie and TV content for AT&T Captivate owners. With wide selection from CBS, Fox, MTV Networks, NBC Universal, Paramount and Warner Bros you can download and share content with up to five other devices and simply have the initial cost billed...

The Samsung Galaxy S line gets a lot of custom ROM love, and the Captivate is no exception. The awesome hardware just begs to be put to task, and there's that whole Android 2.2 update issue for Galaxy S phones in the USA. This time around Android Central forums adviser ls377 gives us a look at Serendipity 6.2 for the Captivate, and it's a stunner. But don't take my word for it, head on past...

The Samsung Captivate just got its official Android 2.2 Froyo update. So it's only fitting that the CyanogenMod community project just released an initial CM7 Gingebread build. That's right, Android 2.3.3 for the Samsung Captivate. It's being billed as a usable test release, but undoubtedly bugs will crop up. Give it a whirl if you want -- you'll be glad you did. [via XDA]

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